联邦与州领导人将视察埃尔克里克关键矿产矿场 10月14日活动对外直播
据NioCorp公司10月12日发布的公告，美国能源部长克里斯·赖特、美国进出口银行行长约翰·约瓦诺维奇、内布拉斯加州州长吉姆·皮伦以及联邦参议员德布·菲舍尔、皮特·里克茨和联邦众议员阿德里安·史密斯，将于10月14日（周三）共同视察位于内布拉斯加州东南部的埃尔克里克（Elk Creek）关键矿产项目矿场。
一行人预计将在现场发表讲话、参观正在进行的矿场建设，并听取公司管理层关于规划中关键矿产产品的汇报。由于矿场是正在施工的作业区，出于安全与安保要求，活动不对公众开放，公众可通过公司网站观看直播，直播于中部时间中午12点30分开始。
NioCorp董事长兼首席执行官马克·史密斯表示，公司对在内布拉斯加建设的项目感到自豪，期待借此次视察向联邦与州官员展示矿场建设进展，并讨论埃尔克里克项目对美国关键矿产安全、制造业和就业的意义。
埃尔克里克项目是美国本土关键矿产开发的代表性项目之一。在全球供应链竞争加剧的背景下，联邦与州两级官员同场视察，凸显该项目在资源安全议题上的分量。
信息来源：NioCorp 公司公告（经 Junior Mining Network / ACCESS Newswire 发布）https://www.juniorminingnetwork.com/junior-miner-news/press-releases/391-nasdaq/nb/212684-u-s-energy-secretary-chris-wright-exim-chairman-john-jovanovic-nebraska-governor-jim-pillen-senators-deb-fischer-and-pete-ricketts-and-congressman-adrian-smith-to-visit-niocorp-s-critical-minerals-mine-site.html
Federal and State Leaders to Visit Elk Creek Critical Minerals Mine Site; Oct. 14 Event to Be Livestreamed
U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Export-Import Bank Chairman John Jovanovic, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, U.S. Sens. Deb Fischer and Pete Ricketts and Rep. Adrian Smith will visit NioCorp's Elk Creek Critical Minerals Project site in southeast Nebraska on Wednesday, Oct. 14, the company announced Oct. 12.
The officials are expected to deliver remarks, tour construction underway at the mine site and receive briefings from company leadership on its planned critical mineral products. Because the site is an active construction area with strict safety and security requirements, the event is not open to the general public; it will be livestreamed starting at 12:30 p.m. CT.
NioCorp Executive Chairman and CEO Mark A. Smith said the company is proud of what it is building in Nebraska and looks forward to showing officials the progress on site and discussing what Elk Creek can mean for American critical mineral security, manufacturing and jobs.
The Elk Creek project is among the most closely watched domestic critical-minerals developments in the United States, and the joint federal-state visit underscores its profile in the national resource-security debate.
Source: NioCorp announcement via Junior Mining Network / ACCESS Newswire
图片来源：内布拉斯加州议会大厦前的林肯像，CC BY 2.0，摄影：Haydn Blackey（Wikimedia Commons）
